un-mennisclíc
Inhuman
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Inhuman Wé hérdon on ealdum spellum, ðæt sum sunu ofslóge his fæder, ic nát húmeta, búton wé witon ðæt hit unmennislíc (-lícu, Cott. MS.) dǽd wæs nimis e natura dictum est, nescio quem filios invenisse tortores, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 16
un-metlíc
Immoderate ⬩ excessive
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Immoderate, excessive Hí swá unmetlícre (-um?) ege fóron, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 3
Linked entries: met-líc un-gemetlíc
un-micel
Not great ⬩ little
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Not great, little, Greg. Dial. 2, 15
un-midlod
Unbridled ⬩ unrestrained
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Unbridled, unrestrained Unmidled effrenus, Wrt. Voc, ii. 142, 60. Ða upáhæfenan weorðaþ unmidlode and áðundene geniédde mid hiera upáhæfenesse elatos effrenatio impellit tumoris, Past. 41; Swt. 302, 10. Swá ða ofermódan ne weorðen unmidlode ut superbis
Linked entry: un-gemidlod
un-milde
Ungentle ⬩ harsh ⬩ rude
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Ungentle, harsh, rude Gif hé is unmilde and oferhýdig si inmitis et superbus est, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 7
Linked entry: MILDE
un-mildheort
Hard-hearted ⬩ merciless ⬩ pitiless
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Hard-hearted, merciless, pitiless Se déma betǽcþ ða unrihtwísan ðam unmildheortan wítnere, Homl. Ass. 8, 203. Ðe unmiltheortne welige inmisericordem divitem, Lk. Skt. p. 9, 2. Mé cóman tó Sílhearwan ... hí wǽron unmildheorta, and mé tugon tó ðære sweartan
Linked entry: mild-heort
un-miltsigendlíc
Unpardonable
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Unpardonable Hwí wæs ðæs heáhengles syn unmiltsigendlíc, and ðæs mannes miltsigendlíc? Btwk. Scrd. 17, 21
un-miltsung
Want of consideration ⬩ impiety towards God ⬩ pitilessness towards men
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Want of consideration, impiety towards God, pitilessness towards men Gif hié gemunan willaþ hiora ieldrena unmiltsunge ðe hié tó Gode hæfdon, ge eác him selfum betweónum if they will remember their forefathers' impiety to God, and pitilessness among
un-módigness
Pride ⬩ arrogance
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Pride, arrogance (un- giving a bad sense) Ic ondette ofermétto and unmódennesse (nesse is written above móden), Anglia xi. 98, 33
un-molsniendlíc
Similar entry: un-formolsniendlíc
un-murn
Untroubled
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Untroubled Hí slǽp hiora [swǽfon?] sylfum unmurne dormierunt somnum suum, Ps. Th, 75, 4
Linked entry: murn
un-myrige
Unpleasant ⬩ unfair
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Unpleasant, unfair Unmyrge plega collidium ( = colludium; cf. colludium, turpis ludus, Corp. Gl. ed. Hessels 35, 643), Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 72
Linked entry: myrige
un-nídige
Without compulsion ⬩ willingly
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Without compulsion, willingly Ða ðe beóð mid hira ágnum byrðennum ofðrycte ðæt hié ne magon gestondan, hié willaþ lustlíce underfón óðerra monna, and unniédige hié underlútaþ mid hira sculdrum óðerra byrðenna tóeácan hiera ágnum qui ad casum valde urgetur
un-nídunga
Without necessity or compulsion
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Without necessity or compulsion Hé ðurh his ágene geornfulnesse gesyngaþ unniédenga desiderio peccatur, Past. 37; Swt. 265, 12
un-níþing
Not a rascal ⬩ an honest man
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Not a rascal, an honest man He beád ðæt ǽlc man ðe wǽre unníðing sceolde cuman tó him, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 2
Linked entry: níþing
un-nytlíc
Useless ⬩ unprofitable
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Useless, unprofitable Ðysse wyrte wyrttruma is unnytlíc (-net-, v.l. ), Lchdm. i. 258, 4. Ðætte hé ne ðóhte náht ungesceádwíslíces ne unnytlíces (-net-, Hatt. MS.) nec indiscretum quid vel inutile cogitet, Past. 13; Swt. 76, 12
Linked entry: nyt-líc
un-nytlíce
uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ to ill purpose
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uselessly, vainly, to no purpose Unnytlíce inaniter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 43: nugaciter, 80, 33: 60, 62. Ðý læs hié unnytlíce forweorpen ðæt ðæt hié sellen for hira hrædhýdignesse ne praecipitatione hoc, quod tribuunt, inutiliter spargant, Past. 44; Swt
Linked entry: nytlíce
un-nytwirðe
Not fit for use ⬩ useless ⬩ unprofitable ⬩ unserviceable
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Not fit for use, useless, unprofitable, unserviceable Hé nis ðæt án him unnytwurðe non solum sibi inutilis est, R. Ben. Interl. 83, 9. Wé beóð gehátene yfele þeówan and unnytwyrðe, Homl. Ass. 57, 150. Unnytwyrþe gewordene hig synt inutiles facti sunt
un-nytwirðlíce
Uselessly ⬩ vainly ⬩ to no purpose ⬩ unprofitably
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Uselessly, vainly, to no purpose, unprofitably Ðæra wiðercorenra wíte tiht oft heora mód unnytwurðlíce tó lufe, Homl. Th. i. 332, 29. Ágyldan gesceád ealra ðæra ýdelnyssa ðe hí unnytwurðlíce nú begáð, ii. 220, 31. Se forlýst ða gife ðe hé unnytwurðlíce
un-ofercumen
Unsubdued
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Unsubdued Unobercumenre (-ofaercumenrae, -ofercumenrae) indigestae, Txts. 71, 1097. Uuofercumene indigeste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 52
Linked entry: ofer-cuman